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October 16, 2012,
Volume 59, No. 08 |
RWJF Nurse Fellow: Dr. Adeniran
Dr. Rita K. Adeniran, director of diversity and inclusion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has been named one of only 20 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellows from across the country for 2012. Dr. Adeniran joins a select group of nurse leaders chosen to participate in the three-year, world-class leadership development program which will enhance nurse leaders’ effectiveness in improving the nation’s health care system. Dr. Adeniran was chosen from more than 150 applicants for the fellowship program. |
IOM Committee: Dr. Asch
Dr. David A. Asch, executive director of the Penn Medicine Center for Innovation and the Robert D. Eilers Professor of Health Care Management and Economics in the Perelman School of Medicine and the Wharton School, has been appointed to serve as a member of the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) new Committee on Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education.
The committee will be tasked with assessing the current regulation, financing, content, governance, and organization of US graduate medical education and making recommendations for how to modify the system to “produce a physician workforce for a 21st century US health care system that provides high quality preventive, acute and chronic care, and meets the needs of an aging and more diverse population.” |
World Urban Campaign Co-Chair: Dr. Birch
Dr. Eugenie Birch, co-director of the Penn Institute for Urban Research (IUR), was re-elected co-chair of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme’s World Urban Campaign (WUF), a global coalition of public, private and civil society partners acting to promote sustainable urbanization.
Dr. Birch’s re-election underscores Penn IUR’s prominent position in the global conversation on urban issues.
Dr. Birch was re-elected in September at the 6th World Urban Forum, held in Naples, Italy where thousands of attendees learned about Penn IUR research and publications through an exhibit and Dr. Birch’s several presentations. |
Diamond Anniversary Book Award
The authors of The Obama Victory: How Media, Money, and Message Shaped the 2008 Election (Oxford University Press, 2010), Dr. Kate Kenski, Gr’06; Dr. Bruce W. Hardy, Gr’10; and Dr. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the Elizabeth Ware Packard Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School and director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, are the recipients of the Diamond Anniversary Book Award from the National Communication Association. The three authors will receive their award during the NCA annual conference in November. This is the fifth time in the history of this book award that an Annenberg author has received it. |
Tribute Symposium: Dr. Brinster
Dr. Ralph Brinster’s half-century career at Penn was honored in August with a two-day symposium as tribute to his work and impact on science. Dr. Brinster is the Richard King Mellon Professor of Reproductive Physiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
Often regarded as the father of transgenesis, Dr. Brinster was the first veterinarian to receive the prestigious National Medal of Science (Almanac October 4, 2011). The on-campus symposium provided an opportunity for over 15 noted scientists from around the globe to share the work they are doing in their labs. |
Journalism Fellow: Ms. Broussard
Meredith Broussard, a lecturer in Penn’s Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, has been selected to be a USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program Fellow. She is one of 15 arts journalists, web designers and web developers chosen from among 257 applicants.
The fellows will produce an arts/journalism project called “Engine 30” November 8-18. They’ll collaborate in a “pop-up newsroom” with arts editors and reporters from the The Los Angeles Times, KCET-TV’s “Artbound” and “Departures”programs, KPCC-FM and 16 students in USC Annenberg’s arts journalism masters program.
“Engine 30” is the latest in a series of experimental USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism projects. |
Repligen Award: Dr. Christianson
Dr. David Christianson, Roy and Diana Vagelos Professor in Chemistry and Chemical Biology in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences, will be named as the recipient of the 2013 Repligen Award. The Repligen Award for Chemistry of Biological Processes was established in 1985 and consists of a silver medal and honorarium. Its purpose is to acknowledge and encourage outstanding contributions to the understanding of the chemistry of biological processes, with particular emphasis on structure, function and mechanism. The award is administered by the Division of Biological Chemistry of the American Chemical Society. The award symposium will take place at the Fall 2013 ACS National Meeting in Indianapolis. |
College of Physicians of Philadelphia President: Dr. Goldfarb
Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, professor of medicine and associate dean for curriculum at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, has been named the 61st president of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
Established in 1787, the College is the oldest private medical society in the United States. Dr. John Morgan, founder of the Perelman School of Medicine, was also a founding member of the society. Throughout its 225-year history, the College has provided a place for both medical professionals and the general public to learn about medicine as both a science and as an art. During his two-year term as president, Dr. Goldfarb will serve as the volunteer chairman of the Board of Trustees and oversee issues of governance for the society. |
Honorary Degree: Dr. Krippendorff
Dr. Klaus Krippendorff, the Gregory Bateson Professor of Communication in the Annenberg School for Communication, was awarded the Swedish degree of doctor of philosophy honoris causa from Linnaeus University in Kalmar, Sweden this past spring.
Their official citation reads as follows:
“Professor Krippendorff has wide ranging experience from the fields of design, communication and technology. He is a major influence on the development of global design discourses through his work and especially through his well-known book of 2006, The Semantic Turn.”
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American Sociological Association: Dr. Lareau
Dr. Annette Lareau was named president-elect of the American Sociological Association (ASA). She is the Stanley I. Sheerr Professor of Social Sciences in Penn’s School of Arts & Sciences’ sociology department.
Following her year of service as president-elect, Dr. Lareau’s term as president will begin in August 2013. In the meantime, she will chair the 2014 Program Committee that will shape the 2014 ASA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Dr. Lareau has served on the ASA’s Committee on Committees and chaired both the Sociology of the Family and the Sociology of Education sections.
The American Sociological Association is a non-profit membership association dedicated to serving sociologists in their work and advancing sociology as a science and profession. |
Honor Roll: HUP
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) has once again been ranked among the top hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Their annual ranking of hospitals in America lists HUP as one of only 17 hospitals in the nation to be recognized as an “Honor Roll” hospital for its exceptional performance, based on outstanding quality, expertise, technology, and experience. According to the editors, the Honor Roll distinction “signals both rare breadth and rare depth of medical excellence.” HUP is the only hospital in the Philadelphia region to make the 2012-2013 Honor Roll.
In the publication’s rating of regional hospitals, all three Penn Medicine hospitals were among the top 10 hospitals in Philadelphia. HUP again topped the list at #1, while Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Pennsylvania Hospital ranked 3rd and 5th respectively. All three also ranked among the top 10 in Pennsylvania. |
Emerging Leaders Grant: Dr. Larson
Puentes de Salud co-founders Dr. Steve Larson, associate professor of emergency medicine in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, and Dr. Matthew O’Brien of Temple University, were selected for an Emerging Leaders Fund grant from the Claneil Foundation to support Puentes de Salud, a nonprofit free health clinic for Latino immigrants in Philadelphia.
The Emerging Leaders Fund provides founders and leaders of young organizations who show great potential for strong positive impact with $200,000 of unrestricted funding over four years and a peer group of other leaders for guidance.
Puentes de Salud partners with community leaders, local government, and educational and nonprofit institutions to address the detrimental economic and social attributes impacting the health of South Philadelphia’s Latino population. In doing so, Puentes de Salud promotes health and wellness in this population and educates future generations of community advocates, health care providers, educators and leaders by offering opportunities for responsible and respectful community engagement. |
Philadelphia Police Foundation: Ms. Rush
Maureen Rush, the vice president of public safety at the University of Pennsylvania, has been chosen as the Philadelphia Police Foundation’s first female president. The vote was unanimous.
After six years as a member of the foundation and 18-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, Ms. Rush has a long history as a pioneer in trailblazing opportunities for women in law enforcement.
With a nearly 40-year career, she was one of the first 100 women hired as Philadelphia police officers to serve on the street patrols in 1976. Twenty years later, she earned the role of first female chief in the Penn Police Department.
In 2000, Ms. Rush became the vice president for public safety, where she oversees seven departments within Penn’s Division of Public Safety.
The Philadelphia Police Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports Philadelphia’s Police Department by funding projects that fall outside the scope of the city’s budget, such as bicycles, training, ballistic vests and Segways. |
ASMBS Excellence: Dr. Sarwer
Dr. David Sarwer, professor of psychology in psychiatry and surgery at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine, has been honored by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) with the 2012 Circle of Excellence Award. The award recognizes achievement in education, research, patient care and administrative and/or public awareness in the field of metabolic and bariatric surgery. This is the first time the surgical society has honored a mental health professional with the award.
A world-renowned expert in the assessment and treatment of obesity, Dr. Sarwer is also the director of clinical services at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders and the director of the Stunkard Weight Management Program at Penn Medicine. |
AAHN President: Dr. Whelan
Dr. Jean Whelan, special projects director for Penn’s Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing, was named president of the American Association for the History of Nursing. Her term began September 30.
Founded in 1978, the American Association for the History of Nursing is an organization that advances historical scholarship in nursing and health care and promotes the development of nurse historians. Dr. Whelan’s research focuses on the historical development of the US nursing workforce and the policy involved in maintaining adequate nurse services. |
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